A nuclear stress test uses a camera and a radioactive tracer — a small amount of a radioactive substance injected into a vein — to show how blood flows during rest and activity. Generally ...

Medicare will generally cover a nuclear stress test when a doctor deems it medically necessary. However, specific coverage details and criteria may vary, so a person may wish to consult their ...

If you're unable to exercise during this test, a provider may give you a medication called dobutamine to cause your heart to beat faster and harder. During a nuclear stress test, a healthcare ...

You will be asked to exercise until you feel exhausted. If medication is used, or it is a nuclear stress test, an IV will be inserted in your arm in order to have the medication administered.

To get me there, I was injected with something (the name escapes me) that is supposed to achieve the same result as the final stage of a nuclear stress test. As I recall the discussion ...

Upon seeing the anomaly, her doctor called and asked her to undergo a nuclear stress test. She had one done eight years ago, and it made her very uncomfortable. She is fearful that she may not ...

Medication will be given to simulate the effects of exercise on the heart, followed by imaging techniques like echocardiography or nuclear imaging. You should go for a stress test if: Before ...

A couple of my friends in similar situations took the nuclear stress test (due to age and diabetes); one ended up with two stents, and another underwent triple bypass surgery. Neither had any ...

A couple of my friends in similar situations took the nuclear stress test (due to age and diabetes); one ended up with two stents, and another underwent triple bypass surgery. Neither had any ...

To get me there, I was injected with something (the name escapes me) that is supposed to achieve the same result as the final stage of a nuclear stress test. As I recall the discussion ...